The Hidden Cost of Magic

Deadly Magic...

An impossible book...

A last desperate roll of the dice…

Real magic has always claimed a high price from those brave—or ruthless—enough to wield its power. One obscure book could overturn everything those magicians thought they knew. If what it claims is true, a single talented and dedicated practitioner might change the world. Not just in the present, but in the past—and the future.

In 1999, this book falls into the hands of one man. One man, with the potential to rewrite reality. One man standing in the way of a sinister group who want to turn the world’s politicians into their puppets. One man who can stop humanity becoming a race of slaves...

That one man is Roger Philburn. He’s a postman with a gambling problem who lives with his mother in South London.

Sometimes, we don’t get the hero we need. We get the hero we deserve...